An elimination diet instead of trying to maintain on steroids is, without a doubt, the best way to go if possible, but that doesn't mean steroids don't ever work in this case. Cyclosporine is just for environmental.
Food Allergies & Food Intolerance in Dogs WSAVA 2001 - Update on Food Allergy in the Dog and Cat Quote:
Originally Posted by dwerten  food allergy cannot be treated by steroids or atopica those are strictly for environmental allergies not food that is how they determine if food or environmental is if steroids stop the itching usually not food related and why an elimination is the first step AFTER skin scrapings and ruling out hypothyroid.
Natural balance vegetarian is an appropriate diet for both allergies as well as stones so if stones are an issue you may want to do the same elimination diet we did with dee dee which was pinto beans and sweet potato instead of white potato as pinto beans are a protein and they are lower protein than any other protein |